Youth

 

AlteHéros
One-stop interactive portal where one can find a wealth of information on numerous issues & topics – everything ranging from homophobia, religion, people of color, the school environment, to activities and events in the community.
Web: www.alterheros.com

Asian Gab
Phone: 604 669-5567
Email: asiangab@yahoo.com
Support for LGBT and questioning Asian youth.

FTM Etc.
Phone: 604 254-7292
Email: bcftmnet@hotmail.com
Peer-run FTM (Female to Male Transgender Persons) group, including youth support and discussion group for persons who are questioning whether their physical and psychological genders match.

Gab Youth Services at the Centre
1170 Bute Street, Vancouver, BC, V6E 1Z6
Phone: 604 684-4901 Fax: 604 684-5309 Toll Free: 1-800-566-1170
Email: gabyouth@yahoo.ca
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth groups, advocacy, support, networking and safe social space.

Inside Out
609 Helmeken Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 5R1
Phone: 604 665-2391
Drop in, as well as support and information, for gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered street youth.

Pride House
Pride Care Society,
206-2328 Oxford St., Vancouver BC, V5L 1G3
Phone: 604 254-6416
Email: pridehouse@pacificcoast.net
Pride House is an initiative of Pride Care Society - a registered non-profit society - intending to house LGBTQ (Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgendered and Questioning) youth aged 15-20 years. We intend to provide services to approximately 5 to 8 youths who may be homeless or have issues with drugs, suicide, prostitution, and AIDS etc.

Queerlings East Side Youth Group
1661 Napier Street
Vancouver, BC
V5L 4X4
Group for gay, lesbian, bisexual, and transgendered youth ages 16 to 26 who reside in Vancouver's east side.
Web: www2.vpl.vancouver.bc.ca/DBs/Redbook/orgPgs/2/2107.html

Two-Spirit Youth Group
1058 Seymour Street, Vancouver, British Columbia
Phone: 604 254-7746
Email: kirkd@direct.ca
Support group for queer Native youth. The facilitators are also available for some one-to-one counselling. This project started in September 1997 and is a joint project of Family Services of Greater Vancouver and Urban Native Youth Association.

YouthCo Aids Society
240-440 West Hastings Street, Vancouver, BC, V6B 1L1
Phone: 604 688-1441
Web: www.YouthCo.org
A peer-driven organization that strives to enable youth from all communities to address youth issues concerning HIV/AIDS, by acting as a resource and facilitator for educational initiatives and support services. Youth for youth organization providing education and support on HIV/AIDS issues.

Youthquest!
88 7th Street, Room 100B
New Westminster, BC
Toll Free: 1 866 NOT ALONE
Phone: 604 523 9115
Fax: 604 523 9116
Web: www.youthquest.bc.ca
Gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender youth groups, advocacy, support, networking and safe social space.

Online Youth Specific Resources

Bi Org -Youth
Web: www.bi.org/db/youth.html
This website provides links to other web pages, support to GLBT youth and is Canadian based.

Blair
Web: www.blairmag.com
An ezine for queer youth.

Oasis
Web: www.oasismag.com
An online magazine for gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning youth.

Outproud!
Web: www.outproud.org/
A site for the National coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered Youth.

Outreach
Web: www.also.org.au/outreach
A site for lesbian, gay, bisexual youth in Australia.

QueerAmerica
Web: www.queeramerica.com
QueerAmerica is a database published by OutProud, The National Coalition for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Youth.

Youth Assistance Organization (or Youth Action Online)
Web: www.youth.org
A safe space online for self-identifying gay, lesbian, bisexual and questioning youth. Youth Org also produces and posts on their web site insideOUT.

 

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